Is my assumption correct that the EZ is not put on its own nose gear because it is quite tail-heavy and might tip over?
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That was not there last time I visited! It kind of looks like one of the Bruntingthorpe birds?
I really REALLY like the black wheel pants on G-RAEM. They look proper sporty!
That’s EXACTLY what I need! How difficult was that insert to install? Where does the electricity for the blower come from? Would we need to drill some holes somewhere for the air intake? We have another inefficient fireplace in the basement that won’t even stay lit unless we open our small windows. That fireplace sucks in cold air like you wouldn’t believe even with the small fireplace air intake on the bottom open all the way. There’s literally a wind that you can hear being sucked through our windows
My wife harvested some tomatoes yesterday.
November 21st, growing outside. Quite impressive for this latitude, 49° north.
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Absolutely right. without a pilot in the front it is totally tail heavy and would pitch up smashing the prop and the rudders (both of them). Wheel spats would probably also go. Most nosewheels are wound up and down by hand. This one and mine both have the Wilhelmsen electric nose lift made near Charleston. Hence my visit to Patriots Point naval museum outside Charleston and Wilmington to visit USS North Carolina.
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The Buccaneer was at Bruntingthorpe when you visited. It is able to taxi but the Bruntingthorpe site has been bought by an American company to park cars on. All the cold war jets are probably looking for new homes.
The wheel spats are carbon fibre grey. Its just the light that makes them look black in the photo. Same colour as the instrument panels in the Motorglide fleet.
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I thought it was a Bruntingthorpe jet. Its a bloody travesty that the Cold War jets days have been shut down forever. Im not being dramatic, but if they cut up that Victor and the comet there I think I may go postal.
I’m already very very upset about Marhams gate Guard going for scrap. I have been trying to think of a way to save her that doesn’t involve me getting divorced. I need to get in touch with them to see if I can buy the seats and the refuelling panel to preserve
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I’ve just emailed them and asked if I can preserve any parts. Fingers crossed.
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Well, the installers didn’t seem to have a problem with it 
The thing is heavy, so they bring it in on a specialized dolly that climbs stairs and also sort of levers it into the fireplace without them having to break their backs. They installed an 8" aluminum flue pipe out of the top of it through my ceramic/brick chimney - not sure why this is done other than perhaps it reduces any fire hazard from creosote building up (since the aluminum flue can be cleaned easily).
Electricity is just standard 110-120V plug in. An automatic thermostat controls when the blower CAN turn on, and you just set the volume of air with a knob from OFF to MAX. We rarely every use anything than the lowest idle setting of the blower. It comes with a top flue damper and a bottom intake air damper. For getting a fire started, you want the top damper open and the bottom damper open to maximize airflow. Once the fire is roaring, you can totally close down both dampers…and the fire enters a slow smolder. The Lopi Freedom is a small fire box…so I can put something like 6-8 good size logs in it before I go to bed, close the dampers, and it will run all night putting out heat. In the morning, put some fresh logs on, open the dampers to get it stoked up, and get it back up to full temperature if needed (rarely needed though).
The air intake is integral to the wood stove, it has holes to suck air in and sort of like picolo tubes at the top that distribute air and help center the flame.
The drawbacks are - having to scoop out ash every few days to clean it out…and the glass on the front gets sooted up if you run it in smoldering burn mode…so you have to clean that so often if you want to have clean glass. I LOVE the heat quality and smell of the wood stove though. And if you get one that is only a semi-insert…they usually have a shelf on top that you can put a tea pot if you want to boil up a brew.
Good video that roughly shows the process…
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Don’t forget to convert that to Celsius for you folks up North. Don’t want you to screw up.
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40 furlongs…
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We love our wood stove as well. It’s tough to beat 12-16hrs of continuous heat that burns really efficient. Our Buck Model 91 in our basement will heat the entire house. The ash is great in compost also!
I like the smell, but if you tend to smell it more noticeably on firing up, then check your seals occasionally with a dollar bill. Close a dollar at different areas on the door seal and make sure it wont pull out.
They are a beast to move. 4 men and an engine hoist FTW!
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And I recommend…
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Yeah…we sprinkle some of ours across the lawn in the spring. We have red clay type soil that benefits from the lime-like alkalinity of the ash…
Handle vibrations are the worst with splitting. We’ve been using one of these for kindling. Thinking of upgrading to a larger one
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It’s cool to see we have some astrophotographers in here.
Here’s Orion & Running Man from an image session back in February.
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Beautiful picture! All the blue stars - a nursery?
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I LOVE these things. Don’t need them where I live now, but when I lived in cooler climes - perfect!
The first one was a bit of a job (30 years ago); removing all the innards of the existing fireplace. The second one was easier as by then they were a bit smaller and more thought went into them for this purpose.
Could burn on “No Burn” nights cuzz they burned very clean. Obtaining pellets was never an issue here (USA). My pellet grill has filled in, sorta. Love it too.
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Yes, the Orion Nebula is believed to be a star nursery rich in oxygen and hydrogen gases. Messier 42 is so bright that it’s easily over exposed on the camera sensor. Capturing the core of the nebula and it’s wispy details make it a challenging target.
Here’s a great article that dissects the nebula
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I don’t understand so I’ll ask here. Orion will collide with the our Milky Way way into the future.
But how is that reconciled with the current expansion theory that’s in vogue???
Inquiring minds need to know 